Valve is a company that likes to take its time, as if the epic development length of its Half-Life games weren't any indication. True to form, Valve has revealed that the highly anticipated Turtle Rock Studios collaboration Left 4 Dead has been pushed back from Q1 of 2008 to sometime in August or September. Boo!
While disappointing, we hardened gamers are more than used to dealing with delays by now, and at least Valve and its new pet Turtle Rock can be trusted to bring the goods. Hopefully Left 4 Dead is well worth the wait, so just sit tight. Zombies come to those who wait.
[Thanks, Godkow]
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9:43 AM on 01.12.2008
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...STOP getting your targeted fan base rock hard for your game three years before its release date.
Your making a game thats coming out in three years? Great, show me a debut trailer in 2 years at the least.
If publishers would announcing projects when they are more than a year or two away, then they could take their time. Rockstar is the worst with this. Whenever they announce a date, just scratch that and add a year to it.
Oh yeah, Dtoid exclusive here, GTA IV is being quietly delayed to fall.
I'm crushed.
I swear, if GlaDOS appears in episode 3 at any time, I might just vomit with excitement and joy.
That, and the fact that they totally refused to put EA logos on console games almost makes me want to support digital distribution...almost.
Got that posted before this was :D
So by my watch...Joystiq should have this posted in about a week or so?
Pushing a game back is nothing new so it shouldn't come as a surprise anymore.
When is Dead Rising 2 coming out then?
"They knocked back a generic FPS where you shoot generic zombies in a generic city with generic weapons with a team made up of generic people all spouting generic lines? I'm crushed."
lol? you're mom's generic. this game is anything BUT generic, had you payed closer attention to what it actually is. and don't bash fps's just because you don't like the genre, if now thats the case.
in response to the delay: NOOOOOOO!!!! i can't wait to get my hands on this, and i agree with liqideos who said they should stop putting out false hope for us poor mortals.
at this point i dont care much, i wanted this game a year ago and its such a simple design and implementation that this gross delay has turned me off.
and my life isnt a void of things to do, i have other things to attend to that take way more priority over this, but not asmuch as it used to be.
I won't be satisfied with having Glados in Episode 3 unless Gordon gets to smash the shit out of her with his crowbar. I'd say the odds are extreeeemely good for an appearance, though.
I think Valve's the only company which I don't mind delays from. Because I know that it doesn't mean the game's in trouble -- just that it's going to be a little closer to perfect, now.
Just read about the witch. Awesomes.
Low standards are the secret to a long and happy life! :D
Um, dude, GlaDOS is a computer. Didn't you watch past the credits?
As for L4D, I was getting hyped for its imminent release last night, after being underwhelmed by the slooooooow beta of Zombie Panic Source. The generic comment doesn't deserve much attention, as it was either born of ignorance or trollishness.
So, EP3, L4D and...what? We'll need another pack in. Maybe Portal expansion pack. That fits the theme of HL2 expansion, multiplayer game and Portal from last time.
We got too much damn games to play anyways so I don't mind